psych biology study guide

Question 1

Canli et al. what is the IV and DV

Answer 1

Iv- Intensity of emotional arousal
DV- Level of activation on amegdala

Question 2

Canli et al. Help validity

Answer 2

standardized no demand characteristics removes extraneous variables.no confounding variables

Question 3

Canli et al. Conclusions

Answer 3

1.Level of arousal effects strength of memory trace.
2.correlation showing association between emotional impact on participation and subsecuqent memory for items.

Question 4

Canli et al. How is it scientific

Answer 4

FMRI Produces quantitative and qualitative data

Question 5

Canli et al. what experimental group

Answer 5

Repeated measure design

Question 6

Canli et al. One criticism

Answer 6

HArd to generalize bc small sample group

Question 7

Canli et al. Sample group

Answer 7

7 right handed healthy females

Question 8

Canli et al. Concerns about ecological validity

Answer 8

Lab not normal environment

Question 9

Dement And Keitman Iv and DV?

Answer 9

IV-whether patient is woken in REM or nREM
DV-weather they dream if so in detail

Question 10

Dement And Keitman helps validity

Answer 10

Definition of dream operationalized.

Question 11

Dement And Keitman Conclusion

Answer 11

1.Dream during REM not REM Participants can
judge length of dream.
2.Dreams more likely occur during end of night when
REM is stronger

Question 12

Dement And Keitman how is it scientific?

Answer 12

Collected both quantitative and qualitative data to prove or disprove hypothesis

Question 13

Dement And Keitman experimental design

Answer 13

Repeated measure design

Question 14

Dement And Keitman One critisim

Answer 14

Small not diverse sample group

Question 14

Dement And Keitman sample group

Answer 14

7 male 2 female adults 5 in detail 4 for confirmation

Question 15

Dement And Keitman Concerns about ecological validity

Answer 15

non natural environment PPl no sleep in lab.

Question 16

Schachter and singer IV and DV

Answer 16

IV- weather informed or misinformed about injections.
DV- Observational data recorded by one way mirror by what extent participants were angry to euphoria

Question 17

Schachter and singer Helps validity?

Answer 17

Double blind technique person watching over double sided mirror.

Question 18

Schachter and singer Conclusions

Answer 18

1.we label our arousal according to the cognitions we have available.
2. if a
person experiences a state of arousal for which they have
no immediate explanation, they will label this state and
describe their feelings in terms of the cognitions available
to them at the time.
3. helps us understand how
people use different environmental cues to help them
interpret their physiological state.

Question 19

Schachter and singer How was it scientific

Answer 19

Administered by doctors quantitative data collected through observation which allows hypothesis to be tested.

Question 20

Schachter and singer experimental design

Answer 20

Independent group design

Question 21

Schachter and singer One criticism

Answer 21

Sample distorts validity.

Question 22

Schachter and singer sample group

Answer 22

185 male intro to psych @ university of minnesota

Question 23

Schachter and singer concerns about validity.

Answer 23

Only carried out with college aged males.